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Meal and Nutrition Information

Lunch Money Deposit

There are two ways to deposit money into your child’s account if they will be eating school lunch: 

1) Pay online by creating an account. Follow this link to enroll. 

SchoolCafé - SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

2) Pay Brenda Sherwood at the Front Office with a check or cash ONLY. We do not accept credit cards. Please bring exact amount as we do not have change. 

For information about school lunch, free lunch and menus click on the links.

  • Pay for Meals Online
  • SchoolCafe is a state-of-the-art online service that provides you the convenience to manage your student’s meal account and apply for free meal benefits all at one place. To aid in managing your student’s account on-the-go, SchoolCafe also has a free mobile app available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play store.
  • Every household must create a SchoolCafe account before accessing their student lunch account or applying for free meal benefits. Be ready to provide your child(ren)’s full registered name, student ID number, and the school enrolled. All questions regarding your child’s registered name or student ID number must be directed to the main school office where your child is enrolled.

Note: New students to the district must be enrolled and obtain a student ID number before creating an account.

Click the Button to Make a Payment.

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SchoolCafe Account Setup and how to Manage Payments

SchoolCafe Account Setup and how to Manage Payments- Spanish

Making/Managing Payments on SchoolCafe- Video

If your student is graduating or leaving the district, please email mealfees@slcschools.org to request a refund, donate, or transfer the balance to another student account.

For your convenience, an online request form is provided below under "Meal Account Assistance".

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Payment Questions or Concerns

If you have any questions or feel that your student meal account balance is not correct, contact Jonathan Chesnut the Finance Specialist at Salt Lake City School District Child Nutrition Department. If Jonathan is not available, our trained team of support specialists are available during office hours to assist you as well. 

Contact Jonathan or any of our support specialists at.

Email: mealfees@slcschools.org

Phone: (801) 974-8380

School Contact
Annette.Adams@slcschools.org

801-481-4833 ext.2420

 

 

Free and Reduced Lunch

  • You can apply for free and reduced-price meals from your home computer using our new software called SchoolCafe. SchoolCafe’s Free and Reduced Online Application makes it easy and convenient to apply for free meals at the click of a button. Online applications are instantly and securely submitted to the school district. With the SchoolCafe app, you can also manage your child's lunch account, pay for meals, and see menus. You can download the app at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store or the SchoolCafé website.

    Before using the SchoolCafe website or app, you must create a SchoolCafe account. Creating an account is free, but you will need to provide your child(ren)’s full registered name, student ID number, and name of the school where they are enrolled. If you have questions about your child’s registered name or student ID number, please call the main office of the school where your child is enrolled.

    Once you have created your SchoolCafe account, review the videos below for instructions on how to apply for free and reduced-price meals.

    Paper Application
    You may also choose to submit a paper application. You can pick up a paper application from your school’s kitchen manager or school office, fill it out, and then return it to the kitchen manager or the Child Nutrition department. Paper applications are available in a variety of languages. If you would like to obtain an application in another language, click the following link: USDA Paper Applications (Translated Print Ready Versions).

    We want your students to enjoy the benefits of our healthy and nutritious school meals. If you have questions, please contact the Child Nutrition office at (801) 974-8380.